PaRCha - JNU - AISA chits - 2008 ID-9828

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Rs 3000/ 5000 scholarships for M.Phil/ Ph.D students. Rallying in one go. But the MHRD rejected JNU's proposal, insisting.

students from within the campus as well as from Central Uni- that OBC reservations and concomitant seat increase must be.

versities across the country, JNUSU led a massive protest implemented in a staggered manner. This rejection emboldened.

demonstration on 29th November which forced the UGC to the anti-reservation forces within JNU, particularly within the.

withdraw its stalling order. Administration. Raising its voice against this unfavourable tide,.

JNUSU struggled to secure 12% OBC reservations while.

The prolonged and insensitive delay in the disbursal of under MHRD's directive only 9% OBC reservations is being.

RGNF was resolutely opposed by JNUSU. Following JNUSU's implemented in campuses throughout the country..

protest actions, the Administration was forced to release orders.

for all pending RGNF JRF disbursals at the increased rate and However, the emboldened anti-reservation forces in the ad-.

agreed to the immediately form the mandatory committees for ministration tried all tactics to impede, hinder and delay the proper.

upgradation from JRF to SRF. implementation of reservations. The JNU VC misled the AC by.

arguing that since reservations had now crossed the 50% bar,.

Many matters concerning fellowships -- the increase of PH reservation would be implemented in a horizontal [and thus.

MCM to Rs.2500 per month and the income cap for availing restricted manner]. Against this blatant illegality, JNUSU raised.

MCM to Rs 2.5 lakhs per annum, raising the Rs 3000/5000 the concerns of PH students and forced the administration.

fellowship for all M.Phil/Ph.D. scholars to Rs.5000/8000 to come out with a new list. When the M.Phil viva lists were.

per month, ensuring timely disbursal of RGNF, and en- released, the cut-off marks for OBC students were kept the same.

suring financial assistance for PH students, corpus fund as that of general students, in gross violation of the law. Again,.

for smooth disbursal of CSIR fellowships --- are ongoing JNUSU intervened and forced the administration to bring out a.

arenas of struggle. fresh list of OBC students..

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Against corporatization of the campus Finally, in a wilful violation of even the MHRD directives,.

the JNU administration wrongly applied the relaxation of cut-.

Over the years, through its presence in JNUSU, AISA has off marks for OBC students, thereby leading to the non-fulfil-.

fought resolutely against the corporatization of campus spaces. ment of the OBC quota. JNUSU exposed the administration's.

In the movement against Nestle in 2004-05, the students of JNU deceit and launched a12-day indefinite hunger strike. As a.

proclaimed that shops and spaces should be allotted to socially result of this agitation, the administration was forced to provide.

deserving sections rather than corporate interests. JNUSU its position in writing, something they had earlier refused.

to do. It was also compelled to constitute two committees to look.

This year, the administration tried to separate shop into the issue of non-fulfilment of OBC seats as well as gross.

allotment from the Campus Development Committee. Such anomalies in the 2008 admission process. Importantly, the.

a move was intended to open the doors for corporatization administration agreed that those seats remaining unfilled.

and corruption in shop allotment in a fast-expanding campus. this year would be carried over to next year's admissions,.

JNUSU opposed this proposal, mobilizing students, teachers as a one-time measure..

and karamcharis against this threat to JNU's socially sensitive.

shop-allotment policy. As a result, the administration was forced JNUSU has expanded this struggle into further arenas. De-.

to withdraw the proposal. tailed representations were submitted to the UGC and MHRD..

A massive public meeting with legal experts and faculty mem-.

Expediting the construction of hostels bers exposed the JNU Administration and endorsed JNUSU'S.

position..

It is the responsibility of the university to ensure that all those.

who come to study receive accommodation and other facilities A consistent resistance to fascist forces.

free of hassles. But this year, as the university expanded, stu-.

dents have faced many difficulties. Women students, in particu- At the present juncture, when various political forces have.

lar, have confronted the slow allotment and non-availability of been creating an embedded communal commonsense, JNUSU.

hostels. Against the administration's insensitive approach, the has mobilized students to speak out against communal logic, the.

JNUSU has forced measures to remedy the situation. As a communalisation of culture and the witch hunting of minorities..

result, several dormitories have been opened and TR/SR/.

NR facilities have expanded beyond earlier restrictions. The In campus, the ABVP which has shown no commitment to.

building of Koena hostel must be expedited, and JNUSU any student issue has engaged in a vicious campaign to inflame.

insisted that the planning and construction of another new the campus with its communal venom and divide the student.

hostel must start immediately, so that this situation does community. In October last year, a Ph.D student from Lohit hos-.

not recur next year. tel belonging to the minority community was beaten up by the.

ABVP's goons. On the night of the JNUSU Presidential Debate.

Expansion of Health Centre is a pressing need of the on 31st October, ABVP lumpens engaged in wholesale violence..

JNU community. Due to consistent efforts of JNUSU, several The tent was torn down, stones pelted, and candidates as well.

specialists have been appointed, but the health centre is yet as EC members assaulted. While the ABVP publicly defended.

to become round-the -clock. During the UGC team's visit for the its activities, the JNU administration refused to take suo.

XIth Plan, JNUSU forced a survey of the Health Centre by the moto cognizance, thus making clear the indulgent attitude.

team and presented a detailed expansion plan. of the JNU Administration towards these communal forces..

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Correct implementation of OBC reservation At each step, JNUSU has mobilized the student community.

against the ABVP. In the Lohit Hostel case, the administration.

In 2007, the OBC reservation bill became a law. Almost was forced to take action against the culprits in December..

immediately, its implementation was stalled by the anti-res- Through repeated protest demonstrations, the administra-.

ervation forces. AISA's Office-bearers in JNUSU, took the tion was forced to set up an independent enquiry to look into.

protest to the streets. Within the campus, AISA opposed the ABVP's violence during the Presidential Debate. Based on.

YFE every inch of the way, insisting that JNU could never hundreds of student depositions and other evidences, the Prof..

be their domain. In April 2008, the Supreme Court finally ruled Shankar Basu Committee report has unequivocally identified.

in favour of OBC reservation, though its judgement does not the miscreants and also asked that adequate action be taken..

lack inconsistencies. However, in refusing to take action against ABVP on the basis of.

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In April 2008, following JNUSU's agitation, the JNU 2.

Administration agreed to implement 27% OBC reservation.

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